The contrast between Utah s Native and frontier cultures and its religious roots make the state s history contested ground. In this collection of his short works, David L. Bigler accepts a historian s obligation be as strictly honest and as balanced as possible. His crisp, engaging narratives seek to recreate an authentic image of the past that help us comprehend the hopes and aims of all who lived it.
Confessions of a Revisionist Historian covers the issues and events Bigler considers central to understanding Utah s colorful history: Millennialism, the march of the Mormon...